The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-27
Needs Revision,

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The Carlisle Volunteer says some
people are of the opinion that thei
tariff should not be disturbed, that
it is just what this country needs
and that to revise it will only I'M
settle business. Others claim that
the tariff as it stands now fnll of
inequalities, brings in a hundred
million dollars more revenue than
is needed to pay the the expenses
of the government and that it is
worse than folly to defer much
longer a judicious revision. Here
are some of the inequalities
DUTY ON ARTICLES OF LUXURY.
Ottar of roses is admitted free.
Neroli or orange flower oil, free.
Diamonds, 1870.
Raw silk, free.
Jewelry, $50.
Gold studs, $50.
Finest still wines, in bottles, 1870.
Finest thread lace, 800.
Fine Anbusson and Administer
carpets, costing abroad $2.77 a yd.,
46%.
Finest India shawls, costing
abroad say $40 a pound weight,
35 cents a pound and 1910 ad va
loren, OF say 1910.
Six stockings, $780,.
Finest broadcloth, costing S. a
pound abroad, 35 cents a pound
and 40%> equal to about 41%.
Pate de foire gras, 25%.
Musicalinstruments of all kinds,
Duty on quart bottle of cham
pagne, costing abroad 81 a bottle,
So cents.
Curry and curry powder, free.
Olives, green or prepared, free.
Spices of all kinds free.
Now compare this schedule with
the following:
duties ON ARTICLES OF NECESSITY.
Castor oil, 1SOper cent.
Linseed oil, 50 per cent.
Common window glass, 81 per
cent.
Raw wool, As percent.
Steel rails, S5 per cent.
Horse shoe nails, 116 per cent.
Cheapest mixed wooden goods.
costing abroad "a cents per yard
~ per cent.
Spool thread, 81 per cent.
Commondruggets costing abroad
26 cents a yard, Sc per cent.
Common wooden shawls, costing
abroad eS cents a pound, So pei
cent.
Common worsted stockings, cost
ing 26 cents a pound abroad, Z;
per cent.
Common cloth, costing IS cents
a pound abroad, duty 35 cents {
pound and 35per cent. ad valorem
equal to SO per cent.
Rice, 100 per cent.
Galvanized wire smaller thar
No. Is and not smaller than No
26 wire guage, 1872 per cent, small
er than No. 26, 1856 per cent.
Duty on a dollars worth 0
bleached cotton fabric, COSTING
abroad 81 cents a square yard, Sc,
cents.
Potatoes, Is cents duty per bu
Ishel.
Corn starch, 854percent., duty.
Salt, IS per cent duty.
From the above it will be seer
THAT the present tariff taxes th,
poor mans woolen's II per cent.
and the rich mans broadclotl
only Al per cent; the poor wo
mans common wooden shawl 81
per cent, and the rich woman
India shawl only 40a per cent.
the poor house-keeper's common
drugget Sc per cent, and the ricl
house-keeper's Administer carpe
only 46 per cent; the poor wo
mans spool thread 81 per cent.
and the rich woman's thread lac,
only 80 per cent; the hard work
ling mechanics horse shoe nail
: 116 per cent, and the rich dude
f gold studs and jewelry only IS pc
cent; the poor woman's worstet
stockings 70 per cent, and the ricl
: woman's silk stockings only 50pe
cent; the farmers galvanized wir
t 155 per cent, and the millionaire
diamonds only 10 per cent; tn
poor mans rice 106 per cent, an
, the rich mans ottar of roses, moth
i ing, and the poor mans salt SIS pc
| cent, and the rich mans cham
, payne only IS per cent.
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